Museum Tag: daguerreotype

Foldable Stereoscope ‘Mascher’s Improved Stereoscope’, Small Version

Foldable Stereoscope ‘Mascher’s Improved Stereoscope’, Small Version

The Masch­er view­ing case is a fold­able view­er made of wood and cov­ered with leather. The device con­sists of a base plate on which the lens pan­el and the hold­er with the daguerreo­type are placed. Nei­ther com­po­nent can be locked in posi­tion, which makes view­ing 

Foldable Stereoscope ‘Mascher’s Improved Stereoscope’, Medium Version

Foldable Stereoscope ‘Mascher’s Improved Stereoscope’, Medium Version

The Masch­er view­ing case is a fold­able view­er made of wood and cov­ered with leather. The device con­sists of a base plate on which the lens pan­el and the hold­er with the daguerreo­type are placed. Nei­ther com­po­nent can be locked in posi­tion, which makes view­ing 

Foldable Stereoscope ‘Mascher’s Improved Stereoscope’, Medium Version

Foldable Stereoscope ‘Mascher’s Improved Stereoscope’, Medium Version

The Masch­er view­ing case is a fold­able view­er made of wood and cov­ered with leather. The device con­sists of a base plate on which the lens pan­el and the hold­er with the daguerreo­type are placed. Nei­ther com­po­nent can be locked in posi­tion, which makes view­ing 

Foldable Stereoscope ‘Kilburn viewing case’

Foldable Stereoscope ‘Kilburn viewing case’

William Edward Kil­burn designed a view­ing case for stereo daguerreo­types, which was reg­is­tered in Britain and patent­ed in France in 1853. The view­ing case was exclu­sive­ly man­u­fac­tured by Moran and Quin in Lon­don and sold to daguerreo­typ­ists who could cus­tomise it with their own names. (from: 

Foldable Stereoscope ‘Kilburn viewing case’

Foldable Stereoscope ‘Kilburn viewing case’

William Edward Kil­burn designed a view­ing case for stereo daguerreo­types, which was reg­is­tered in Britain and patent­ed in France in 1853. The view­ing case was exclu­sive­ly man­u­fac­tured by Moran and Quin in Lon­don and sold to daguerreo­typ­ists who could cus­tomise it with their own names. (from: